The Transfer of Insecticides Used in Cotton Production to Aquatic Ecosystems in the Cotton Basin in Northern Benin

The transfer of two insecticides (acetamiprid and chlorpyrifos) from cotton fields to a nearby water reservoir together with the ecotoxicological risks involved for this receiving environment were assessed by measuring their concentrations in runoff water and sediment samples collected both at the exit of the crop plots and in the reservoir after treatment. The multi-residue method by UPLC-MS/MS was used to determine the concentration of the...